GIVE FOLLOW-UP CARE FOR ACUTE CONDITIONS

Care for the child who returns for follow-up using all the
boxes that match the childs previous classifications.

If the child has any new problem, assess, classify and treat
DYSENTERY
the new problem as on the ASSESS AND CLASSIFY chart.
After 3 days:
Assess the child for diarrhea. > See ASSESS AND CLASSIFY chart
PNEUMONIA
Ask:
After
Are there
fewer stools?
3 days:

Is there less blood in the stool?

Check the child for general danger signs.
Assess
Is therethe
lesschild
fever?
for cough or difficulty breathing.
Ask:
Is there less abdominal pain?

Is the
eating
child
Is the
childbetter?
breathing slower?
See ASSESS
AND
Treatment:
Is there a chest indrawing?
CLASSIFY

If the child
is dehydrated, treat dehydration.
chart.

If number
of dtools,
amount of blood in stools, fever, abdominal

Is there
less fever?
pain,
are
or than
the same:
worse
Isbetter?
less
12 months old, or
orIseating
the child
eating

Change to second-line
oral
antibiotic on
recommended
for

Was
dehydrated
the first visit,
ordysentery REFER
in your area. Give it to
for 5 days. Advise the mother to return in 3
Treatment:
If you
do not
have
second
line
antibiotics,
REFER
toto
days.
If any
general
sign
or stridor,
refer
URGENTLY
danger
If hethe
had
measles
within
the last
3 months
hospital
hospital.
hospital.
Exceptions- if the child:

If chest indrawing and/or breathing rate, fever and

eating are the same or worse, refer URGENTLY to

If fewer stools, less blood in the stools, less fever, less

PERSISTENT
DIARRHEA
abdominal pain,
and eating better, continue giving ciprofloxacin
until
finished.
MALARIA
After 5 days:
EnsureIfAsk:
that
mother
understands
the oral rehydration method fully and
fever
persists
after 3 days:

Has the diarrhea stopped?

Do a full reassessment of the child. > See ASSESS AND CLASSIFY chart.

How many loose stools is the child having per day?

DO NOT TREAT the Rapid Diagnostic Test it it was positive on the initial visit.
Treatment:
Treatment:
thechild
diarrhea
has
not stopped
(child
still
having
3 or
IfIfthe
has any
general
danger
signisor
stiff
neck,
treat as VERY
more
loose
stools
per
day),
do
a
full
reassessment
of
the
child.
SEVER FEBRILE DISEASE.
for dehydration
if needed.
referother
to hospital.

IfTreat
the child
has any other
causeThen
of fever
than malaria, provide
appropriate
If the diarrhea
has
stopped
(child
having
less than 3 loose
treatment.
day),
tell apparent
the mothercause
to follow
the usual feeding

Ifstools
thereper
is no
other
of fever.
for present
the childs
recommendation
If fever has been
for age.
7 days, refer for reassessment.

Do microscopy to look for malaria parasites. If parasites are present

and the child has finished a full course of the first line antimalarial,
give the second line antimalarial, if available, or refer the child to a
hgospital.
If there is no other apparent cause of fever and you do not have a